Originally posted by roughrider
Which is why I say a whole continent may be sacrificed to get him. Just pound everything in that particular country with every nuke in the world; don't have to be completely exact. And if he can't fly, he better be able to swim fast over the ocean.
You're underestimating his speed. A few seconds is all he needs to cross an ocean or continent.
Exact?
"Well folks we don't know where this guy is...so....France sound okay. I mean he'd probably go there first right?"
Originally posted by roughrider
Which is why I say a whole continent may be sacrificed to get him. Just pound everything in that particular country with every nuke in the world; don't have to be completely exact. And if he can't fly, he better be able to swim fast over the ocean.
And jumping and flying are way different.
Hulk can jump a few miles, Spider-Man about a city block. No, not saying that. The spirit of this thread is that Supes has to stay earthbound for this fight; if he doesn't fly but takes "super-leaps" and just kills thousands with his heat-vision while up, that goes against the grain of the limits put here. Just like Wolverine staying earthbound to take on 52,000, can Superman do the same with the world population?
A nuclear shockwave moves at about 30 km/sec, which is about a hundred times the speed of sound. I'm pretty sure Superman could outrun it. Especially considering he'll hear and see it coming from 100 miles away.
Better leave nukes out of this - Superman will just use this to help beat all the humans by playing chicken.
Originally posted by roughrider
Hulk can jump a few miles, Spider-Man about a city block. No, not saying that. The spirit of this thread is that Supes has to stay earthbound for this fight; if he doesn't fly but takes "super-leaps" and just kills thousands with his heat-vision while up, that goes against the grain of the limits put here. Just like Wolverine staying earthbound to take on 52,000, can Superman do the same with the world population?
It's within the thread's parameters. No harm no foul.
And even he couldn't jump, he still wins.
IF he didn't have his speed, then the human race would stand a slight chance.
Well, we could blow up Earth and the only survivors would be the people on Mir. That's technically a win for humanity. I've seen Supes take a nuke well and I've seen Supes take a nuke not so well and have to steal solar energy from foliage to survive.
Earth's complete nuclear arsenal may be the only option.
That or Ron Jeremy.
It's like pitting Wolverine against those 52,000 ninja. We know his character and morality - no problem for him. He'd be up for thousands more! That's what makes him and Punisher threads complicated, because fights for them generally mean death; other heroes aren't the same, like Supes. We try to think like he would in matchups; having to kill is a bigger deal for him.